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HelpGraduates from a Finnish high school
My cousin graduates from upper secondary school (= a Finnish equivalent of high school) in this month. They already published the names of all graduates from his school on a local newspaper: as there were some interesting names, I wanted to share them with you.
Boys
Aleksi x 2
Eero
Elmeri
Erik
Ilmari
Jaakko
Johan
Joni x 2
Joona
Karri
Kasperi
Lassi
Lauri
Leevi
Markus x 2
Miska
Niklas
Okko (my cousin)
Oliver
Onni
Oskari x 2
Otto
Santeri
Sebastian
Tuomas
Unto
Valtteri
Veli-Pekka
Ville
Girls
Ada
Aili
Aisha
Anneli
Anni
Anniina
Annika
Annimari
Aysenur
Elisa x 2
Elise x 2
Elli
Emilia x 3
Emma
Emma-Alina
Emma-Sofia
Essi
Fia
Heidi
Helmi
Henriikka
Hertta
Iida x 5
Iiris
Inari
Inka x 2
Jasmin x 3
Jenna x 2
Jenni
Jessica
Jonna
Kaisa
Kaisu
Kati
Katri
Kerttu
Kia x 2
Kreeta
Laura
Linda
Luna
Maija
Maisa
Mariella
Mariia
Marisa
Matilda
Meeri
Melissa
Merja
Milja x 3
Milla
Minna
Oona x 3
Pauliina
Peppi
Petra
Pinja
Reetta
Saara
Salla
Samira
Sani
Sanni
Sara x 2
Savanna
Siina
Siiri
Silja
Sini x 2
Sofi
Sofia
Sofianna
Sonja
Susanna
Suvi
Tessa
Tiia
Tiina
Tuuli
Tytti
Ulrika
Viivi
Vilja
Wilhelmiina
Zeinab
?
Vuono - means "fjord" in Finnish
Boys
Aleksi x 2
Eero
Elmeri
Erik
Ilmari
Jaakko
Johan
Joni x 2
Joona
Karri
Kasperi
Lassi
Lauri
Leevi
Markus x 2
Miska
Niklas
Okko (my cousin)
Oliver
Onni
Oskari x 2
Otto
Santeri
Sebastian
Tuomas
Unto
Valtteri
Veli-Pekka
Ville
Girls
Ada
Aili
Aisha
Anneli
Anni
Anniina
Annika
Annimari
Aysenur
Elisa x 2
Elise x 2
Elli
Emilia x 3
Emma
Emma-Alina
Emma-Sofia
Essi
Fia
Heidi
Helmi
Henriikka
Hertta
Iida x 5
Iiris
Inari
Inka x 2
Jasmin x 3
Jenna x 2
Jenni
Jessica
Jonna
Kaisa
Kaisu
Kati
Katri
Kerttu
Kia x 2
Kreeta
Laura
Linda
Luna
Maija
Maisa
Mariella
Mariia
Marisa
Matilda
Meeri
Melissa
Merja
Milja x 3
Milla
Minna
Oona x 3
Pauliina
Peppi
Petra
Pinja
Reetta
Saara
Salla
Samira
Sani
Sanni
Sara x 2
Savanna
Siina
Siiri
Silja
Sini x 2
Sofi
Sofia
Sofianna
Sonja
Susanna
Suvi
Tessa
Tiia
Tiina
Tuuli
Tytti
Ulrika
Viivi
Vilja
Wilhelmiina
Zeinab
?
Vuono - means "fjord" in Finnish
This message was edited 5/18/2018, 7:03 AM
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Thanks for sharing these! I enjoyed looking them up. I love all the nature names.
Lots of Iidas! and I had no idea Oona was Finnish too.
I have known five Finns and all their names except one are on this list, even though they must be at least a generation older than these students.
Are nns as full names a relatively new thing in Finland, or have they always been common?
Lots of Iidas! and I had no idea Oona was Finnish too.
I have known five Finns and all their names except one are on this list, even though they must be at least a generation older than these students.
Are nns as full names a relatively new thing in Finland, or have they always been common?
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I would say that nicknames as full names have always been common in Finland, as we Finns seem to prefer shorter and simpler names. In fact, some diminutive forms are so popular and common that they've sort of lost their nickname status. For example, if I came across a person called Anu, I would automatically see it as her full name and not consider her to be an Anna with a nickname Anu.
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